Running-gear for wagons



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J HARRIS.

RUNNING GEAR FOR WAGONS.

310,249,519. Patented NOV.15,1881.

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JOSEIUA W. HARRIS, OF WAYNESBOROUGH, VIRGINIA.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,519, dated November 15, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

. had to the accompanying drawings, forming hing-gear.

part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my implored run- Fig. 2 is a side elevatid'n of rear axle, reach, and brace. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of same.

My invention relates to improvements in the running-gear of vehicles; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arran gemen t of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth. I

In the accompanying drawings, a represents the front axle, to the middle of which is pivoted by a bolt the reach I), the bifurcated rear ends, it h, of which are secured to the hind axle, c, by clamps d passing over the lower bent ends of the standards 0 and the hind axle, c, and thence through holes in the ends of the bifurcations of the reach, to which they are secured by nuts. Similar clamps also pass over the lower projecting endsof the standards 0, and over the hind axle, and the threaded ends of said clamps pa'ssthrough holes in a plate lying under the hind axle, to which. they are secured by nuts. The front standards, similarly formed,

are secured to the front axle in a similar manner by clamps. t is aflat spring, having its ends bent around bolts k, passing through holes in links I. The outer ends of the links lare provided with holes, through which pass the Application filed March 21, 1881. (N0 model.)

threaded outer ends of braces m, the forward ends of said braces being secured to the bifurcated endsh of the reach. The upper ends of the standards e are bent around the outer ends of the braces m.

It will be seen that by my construction the secured to the upper ends of the standards,

hind spring, a, pivoted to the links, andincliued braces m, secured at their lower ends to the bifurcations of the reach and attached at their upper ends to the upper ends of the standards, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the front and rear axles having standards 0 clamped thereto, and carrying flat front and bind springs, hinged at their ends, of the bifurcated reach I), pivoted to the front axle and clamped to the rear axle, braces m, secured to the bifurcations of the reach and the upper ends of the standards 6, links I, and bolts 70, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

JOSHUA WASHINGTON HARRIS.

Witnesses M. W. QUADLES, H. H. SAoKELFoRD. 

